I wasn't familiar with Sentinel. Ordered a pair a few months ago, found it to be sturdy and well padded. The wrist area is extended perhaps 1/2 inch or so beyond typical gloves, and its stiff, giving the user's wrists better protection from mishits on the heavy bag. The gel padding over the knuckles absorbs impact, feels very good when pounding. I don't sense any wearing down/flattening of the padding. In the future I'll always order gloves with gel padding, and I'd be very happy to order Sentinel again. By the way, these should be used as training gloves only--great for bag and mit work. The wrap-around hook/loop collar on the wrist is likely to scrape your sparring partner.